Scrap Quilter living near Washington DC with a cat a husband & a Little Boy!

Monday, October 19, 2009

Menu Plan Monday

I've been writing down the plans at home, but I forget when they say while thinking about whether or not I need to buy anything for dinner, so here goes nothing.

No specific days, because the pasta dishes are not set in stone & because I end up with unforseen leftovers.

1. Beef Goulash - we already had it, but I want to tell its story & share the recipe. (I picked up beef stew meat while running errands, because I knew that nothing was thawed.)

Once upon a time ago, I must have asked for recipes (No, not last Thursday, before that like in 2007!) because I have a couple from Martha in my e-mail recipe folder.

This goulash is one:beef cubes-bottom round or bought stew meat, carrots and onions-some peas if you want to add at the end-can of tomato sauce, worsteshire sauce and ketchup(how much is up to you-we like it spicy) -six to eight hoursmake egg noodles and you have goulash with a kick

I liked that the beef & veggies were cooked in the crock without liquid, which is why I decided to give this a try. Next time I will eliminate the ketchup completely & I added a lot of hot paprka.

2. Salmon Patties My husband will cook these, but you basically open a can or two of salmon, chop an onion, beat an egg or two, mix them with bread crumbs & salt & pepper - form into patties & fry them in a frying pan.

3. Orange Cranberry Turkey Breast. This is a crock pot meal from an honest to goodness cook book. I have not tried it yet & do not have the recipe handy to share...

After this my memory of our plans is fuzzy, but Pasta is a stand by as are Pierogies.